Shortened tongue

Introduction The tongue is not stretched and can not be stretched, called the "short tongue." The tongue is short and tight, unable to stretch, often with the tongue soft and see. The color is pale or cyanotic and moist, mostly cold and venous, and the tongue is contracted; or the blood and blood are empty, the tongue is lost, and the tendons are weak and shortened. The tongue is short and fat, and the moss is slippery. Most of them are spleen deficiency, no turbidity, turbidity, and qi stagnation. The tongue is short and the red sputum is dry, mostly due to heat and stagnation, and the ribs are urgent. In general, it is a serious performance.

Cause

The tongue is short, the color is pale or blue and moist, and most of them are cold condensed veins, and the tongue is contracted; or the blood and blood are empty, the tongue is lost, and the tendons are weak and shortened. The tongue is short and fat, and the moss is slippery. Most of them are spleen deficiency, no turbidity, turbidity, and qi stagnation. The tongue is short and the red sputum is dry, mostly due to heat and stagnation, and the ribs are urgent.

an examination

Related inspection

Oral X-ray examination of oral endoscope

The tongue is short, tight, and cannot stretch. Short tongues are often seen with soft tongues. Whether it is due to the facts, it is a critical syndrome.

Differential diagnosis

Soft tongue: The tongue is decadent, unable to stretch, soft and soft in the mouth, called soft tongue. soft tongue main deficiency certificate, re-certification. If the tongue is red and dry, the tongue is soft and the kidney is exhausted; if the tongue is pale and soft, it is qi and blood. It should be noted that in the later stages of certain acute fevers, such as epidemic meningitis, Japanese encephalitis, fulminant hepatitis, acute hepatitis, or chronic wasting diseases such as advanced cirrhosis, renal failure, heart failure, When a soft tongue is seen in diseases such as advanced cancer, it indicates that the condition is critical and the prognosis is poor. If the tongue is soft and the tongue does not change much, it may be due to damage to the nervous system.

The material in this site is intended to be of general informational use and is not intended to constitute medical advice, probable diagnosis, or recommended treatments.